Confidentiality Training and Transparency Feedback

Proposal text

Bylaw 10 Openness and Transparency

10.6 Federal Councillors will receive annual training on the Transparency and Confidentiality policy.

10.7 Federal Council will submit a report on the GPC's compliance to each operative clause of Bylaw 10 at Annual General Meetings.

Type of Proposal

A constitutional amendment to change the constitution or bylaws

Objective / Benefit

Openness and transparency are laudable goals and valuable tools for effective governance, but they often fall down the priority list of any busy organization. Codifying a requirement for training and reporting should help to ensure that progress in these areas will be reported and celebrated by the GPC's membership.

If your proposal replaces an existing policy or policies, which one does it replace?

N/A

List any supporting evidence for your proposal

10.6 - The GPC's Transparency and Confidentiality policy was passed in December of 2021, but a training program has yet to be developed. This has led to few communications using appropriate confidentiality marking and handling. This creates risk to Federal Councillors, and to the organization, from possible mishandling of confidential information.

10.7 - Not all of Bylaw 10 appears to have been implemented, so it is hopefully helpful to increase accountability with the membership.

Does this proposal affect any particular group and what efforts have been made to consult with the group or groups?

N/A

Jurisdiction: Is this proposal under federal jurisdiction?

Unsure or Not applicable (e.g. directives and constitutional changes)

Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.

English